Monthly Journalism Award
The Washington Monthly Journalism Award MARCH 1997 ERIK LARSON Why Colleges Cost Too Much Time Magazine/CNN Impact These days, the skyrocketing cost of higher education is on everyparent’s...
...And he notes that, as the Ivy League schools began to raise their prices, others made a point of “keeping up with the Joneses...
...In addition, economic situations, like the increasing ease of acquiring loans, allowed families to feel as though colleges and universities remained accessible despite rising costs...
...3 has been called the ‘Chivas Regal efect, ”’ he says of last decade’s assumption that higher education costs equal higher quality...
...In this thoroughly researched cover feature, Larson oflers a straightforward, honest explanation of why college tuition went through the roof in the ’80s...
...The Washington Monthly Journalism Award MARCH 1997 ERIK LARSON Why Colleges Cost Too Much Time Magazine/CNN Impact These days, the skyrocketing cost of higher education is on everyparent’s mind...
...But what is most likely to outrage readers is Larsoni account of how both private and public institutions have conspired to keep costs high...
...Too often parents learn about tuition through scare stories about how we must begin saving impossible quantities of money before our children are even born,” explains Larson, “but never do we get a detailed explanation of what drove tuition up in thejrst place...
Vol. 29 • May 1997 • No. 5
